CyrusofChaos is actually a friend of my coach

Excited kid stuff 😁

I actually don't think it's miscalled. I know slow-mo is not the best way to determine priority usually but if you use the frame by frame buttons on youtube with the > button, you can see that though Szabo's arm was definitely out first Bazadze's light comes on first and that Szabo's foot hit the ground around when Bazadze's light came on. I'm not a ref so maybe I'm off base here thinking that but with aid of slow-mo i do feel like this is Bazadze's

personally I saw both attack at the same time to different lines, I think simul is a fair call

Being able to watch this is purely thanks to @CyrusofChaos. I just made a thumbnail and re uploaded to be honest

No, collegiate has it's own system that works as all 3 weapons working in teams of 3, 5 touch bouts, 9 bouts per weapon, so whichever school wins 14 bouts first wins the match

@@celiacrompton Okay, thank you.

Also to the people baffled by the kiss - how could you possibly be possessed to care?

I find a couple points in the middle a little inconsistent, but I agree that they were still within reason.

Yeah I think Szabo got very unlucky with those

I think he's holding his hand back a lot, the calls were justifiable, but yes, also very unlucky

No refree made all good decisions and every touch was clear congrats to bazadze 👍

i really think the referee fucked up with 1:16 and 1:58. 1:02 it looks like he's holding his hand back

Definitely agree with 1:16 and 1:58

Not really. Best fencer in the world is really subjective and hard to tell, but personally I think it’s the barbed wire fence, great stuff that scares people off.

I agree that Sandro Bazadze is an incredible fencer, but it is hard to say that he is the top fencer in the world. Fencing is a kind of complicated sport, it is not only about physical skill, but fencers also have to train their reaction, strategy, and tactical ability. There are still many world-class fencers who have the excellent skill which can compete with Bazadze. That being said, Bazadze is already proven that he is a mighty competitor on the world stage. He got the gold medal in individual men's saber at the world cup 2022 and the European Championship 2022 respectively and won numerous other international competitions. His technique is precise and his footstep is fast as lightning, these advantages make his competitor is hard to get scores. From my personal perspective, he can make his move easy to adept and have the ability to make a decision rapidly in the heat of the moment, he is famous because of his unpredictable fencing style, this will let his competitor keep strong vigilance and he always can gain the upper hand during the match. In the nutshell, I think it is safe to say that Sandro Bazadze is one of the best fencing players in the world, whether or not he is the best is remain to be discussed, but one thing can not deny which is his incredible talent and skill on the piste.